November 17, 2019

INEC

No Ad Hoc Staff Is Missing, Says INEC

November 17, 2019 4:56 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that none of its ad hoc staff is missing.

The commission, in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said that it can confirm that all of its ad hoc staff engaged for Saturday’s Kogi State governorship election are hale and hearty in their respective homes, adding that even the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, has spoken to some of them to confirm that they are safe.

Read Also: NCAC Boss Urges Nigerians To Ensure Full Participation

 

According to the CPS, “We can now …

Dangote

Dangote’s Shocking Revelation

November 17, 2019 4:55 pm

On November 10, Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, honoured the invitation to the Gold Gala organised by a wave-making entertainer, Florence Otedola, aka DJ Cuppy, in support of the Save Our Children initiative.

Interestingly, the multibillionaire businessman chose that moment of all moments to reveal a personal secret hitherto unreported, which pleasantly shocked the audience who had graced the occasion.

While making a personal donation of N100 million, the President of the Dangote Group of Companies disclosed that he had made a vow with his creator to donate all his money to charity before he leaves this world!…

Saraki: Nigeria Accounts For 70% Trade In Gulf Of Guinea

November 17, 2019 4:53 pm

The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki has disclosed that Nigeria is a destination of choice in terms of maritime trade as 70 percent of the Gulf of Guinea trade takes place in Nigeria.

The minister said the country is always open to new ideas and new ways of improving services to its citizens, saying Nigeria is tackling the challenges through proactive environmental friendly policies.

She made the disclosure at a meeting with a trade mission from the Kingdom of Belgium on Friday, citing the World Bank report on Ease of Doing Business to justify the progress the …

Kogi: PDP’s Wada Dissatisfied, To Appeal Election Result

November 17, 2019 4:06 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kogi State Musa Wada has rejected the election results being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Wadda said he would go to the tribunal to appeal the election result he claimed to have won.

“They (Kogi people) should not despair,” Wada said in a video tweeted by the PDP.

“We shall pursue this to a logical conclusion with the coffers of the law in this country.”

The PDP candidate said the announced results were fabricated.

“We hope that …

NCAC

NCAC Boss Urges Nigerians To Ensure Full Participation

November 17, 2019 4:06 pm
 The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has called on Nigerians to ensure full participation in the 2019 edition of the International Arts and Crafts (INAC) Expo, slated to hold from Nov. 20 to 24.
Mr Olusegun Runsewe, the Director -General of the council organising the fair, made the call in a statement signed by  his Media Aide, Mr Frank Meke, in Lagos on Sunday.
He said the expo billed to hold in the Federal Capital Territory Exhibition Pavilion would encourage cultural exchange programmes between countries, thereby fostering unity across nations.
He assured Nigerians of a special outing with
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LIMA

Music Meets Arts At LIMA Best Of Gospel Talents In Lagos

November 17, 2019 4:05 pm
Lagos is witnessing a great gathering in gospel music today, November 17, 2019, with the staging of the fourth edition of LoveWorld International Music & Arts Award (LIMA) at the LoveWorld Arena, at the headquarters of the Believers LoveWorld Ministry in Lagos.

The event, which is being beamed live, celebrates excellence and success in God attracts different musical artistes from different continents. It has the theme “Hotter than Fire.”

Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos that had gospel music artistes like Buchi, Joe Praize, Kenny Young and some of the LoveWorld All Stars, Pastor Tony Ikoku, Director of Media …

Service

Bayelsa/Kogi: Police Service Commission Lauds Oficers

November 17, 2019 4:04 pm

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has lauded the police and other security agencies for their professional conduct during the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi.

Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the Commission, gave the commendation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

He said the commendation followed an interim report from the commission’s teams that monitored the elections.

Ani said the report indicated that the police and other security were very professional in spite of numerous challenges in the two states.

He said the monitoring teams from the commission observed over proliferation of illegal …

INEC Adjourns Collation Till Monday

November 17, 2019 4:03 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the collation of the Kogi State governorship election result till 8am Monday.

The INEC Returning Officer for the state, Prof. Mohammed Umar, disclosed that this has become necessary to enable the collation officers do their work in the remaining two local government areas — Lokoja and Ibaji respectively.

Meanwhile, Governor Yahaya Bello is leading in the results of the 19 local government areas declared by INEC so far.

With the results of the remaining two local governments to be collated, the coast is clear for the return of the White Lion to …

Gunman In US School Shooting Dies As Police Hunt Motive

November 17, 2019 3:04 pm

The teenager who gunned down classmates at a California high school before shooting himself died Friday, leaving detectives baffled over the motive of a Boy Scout with no obvious alarm bells in his background.

Nathaniel Berhow died in a hospital one day after shooting himself in the head at the end of a 16th birthday rampage that left two fellow students dead.

Berhow had been in critical condition since police officers storming the campus found him lying among the wounded.

The Los Angeles sheriff’s department confirmed Berhow died shortly after 3:30 pm (2330 GMT) on Friday.

The puzzle of what …

One Dead As Petrol Protests Spread In Iran

November 17, 2019 3:02 pm

One person was killed and others injured in protests that spread Saturday across Iran after a surprise decision to impose petrol price hikes and rationing in the sanctions-hit country.

The death occurred Friday in the central city of Sirjan, where protesters had tried to set a fuel depot ablaze but were thwarted by security forces, semi-official ISNA news agency reported.

Protests erupted hours after it was announced the price of petrol would be increased by 50 percent for the first 60 litres and 300 percent for anything above that each month.

Sirjan’s acting governor Mohammad Mahmoudabadi said a civilian was …

Czech Protest Marking Velvet Revolution Demands PM Quit

November 17, 2019 3:02 pm

Around a quarter-million Czechs flooded central Prague on Saturday to mark 30 years since the Velvet Revolution toppled communism in then-Czechoslovakia, with protesters demanding that billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis quit over allegations of graft.

Some demonstrators waved flags or brandished banners calling for Babis to step down and chanted “Shame!” and “Resign!”.

The CTK Czech news agency quoted Interior Minister Jan Hamacek as saying some 250,000 people had rallied at Letna park — the site of some of the biggest 1989 rallies — matching a similar protest in June.

It came on the eve of the 30th anniversary of …

Gunmen Fire On Buses Carrying Muslim Sri Lankan Voters

November 17, 2019 3:01 pm

Gunmen fired at buses carrying minority Muslim voters on Saturday as Sri Lankans elected a new president, with the powerful Rajapaksa clan eyeing a comeback seven months after Islamist extremists staged deadly bombings.

Minority Tamils and Muslims are seen as crucial in the close election, and the attack in the northwest of the island — in which no one was injured — was likely aimed at deterring people from heading to the polls.

But election chief Mahinda Deshapriya said over 80 percent of the 15.99 million electorate was estimated to have turned out Saturday, compared to 81.5 percent at the …

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